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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Solanales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Solanum dulcamara
FAMILY
Solanaceae
GREATER THAN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solanum dulcamara var. dulcamara
FAMILY
Solanaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 165-05-001:
Solanum dulcamara
FAMILY
Solanaceae
COMMON NAME:
Bittersweet, Deadly Nightshade
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May Haywood County NC
Many leaves with lobed basal portion or even a pair of leaflets, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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May Haywood County NC
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September Hancock County ME
Bright red oval berries about 0.4" long are poisonous to humans, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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September Hancock County ME
Shooting star-shaped flowers, flower lobes pointed backward, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide.
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September Hancock County ME
Each lobe with 2 green dots at the base, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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September Hancock County ME
Drooping clusters of 7-14 flowers, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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September Hancock County ME
Calyx about 2mm long, lobes minute, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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September Hancock County ME
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September Hancock County ME